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Date filed: October 17, 2016
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`Filed on behalf of: Gold Standard Instruments, LLC Paper ____
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`By:
`Jason M. Nolan, Lead Counsel
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`Joseph A. Hynds, Back-up Counsel
`Steven Lieberman, Back-up Counsel (Pro Hac Vice)
`C. Nichole Gifford, Back-up Counsel
`R. Elizabeth Brenner-Leifer, Back-up Counsel
`Derek F. Dahlgren, Back-up Counsel (Pro Hac Vice)
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040 | Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Emails: jnolan@rfem.com
` jhynds@rfem.com
` slieberman@rfem.com
` ngifford@rfem.com
` ebrenner@rothwellfigg.com
` ddahlgren@rfem.com
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_______________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`_______________
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`US ENDODONTICS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GOLD STANDARD INSTRUMENTS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
`
`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
`_______________
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`THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES OF
`PATENT OWNER
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`

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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8, Patent Owner Gold Standard Instruments, LLC
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`(“Patent Owner”) submits the following Supplemental Mandatory Notices to
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`reflect the change of Jason M. Nolan from back-up counsel to lead counsel and of
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`Joseph A. Hynds from lead counsel to back-up counsel.
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`1. Real Party-In-Interest
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), Patent Owner identifies the real
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`parties-in-interest as Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Dentsply Sirona Inc., and
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`Tulsa Dental Products LLC d/b/a Tulsa Dental Specialties.
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`2. Related Matters
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following related matters:
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`a. US Endodontics, LLC v. Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Case
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`IPR2015-00632 (P.T.A.B.), regarding related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,727,773;
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`b. US Endodontics, LLC v. Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, Case
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`IPR2015-01476 (P.T.A.B.), regarding related U.S. Patent No.
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`8,727,773 (Institution denied on October 26, 2015 – Paper 13);
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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
`c. Dentsply International, Inc. and Tulsa Dental Products LLC d/b/a
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`Tulsa Dental Specialties v. US Endodontics, LLC, Case No. 2:14-
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`cv-00196-JRG-DHI (E.D. Tenn.);
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`d. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/455,841, issued as U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,727,773 on May 20, 2014;
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`e. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 13/336,579, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,562,341 on October 22, 2013;
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`f. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 12/977,625, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,083,873 on December 27, 2011;
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`g. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 11/628,933, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,062,033 on November 22, 2011;
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`h. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 60/578,091, filed on June
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`8, 2004 (Expired);
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`i. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/522,013, issued as
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,314,316 on April 19, 2016;
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`j. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,309, filed on May
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`27, 2015 (Pending);
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`k. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,390, filed on May
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`27, 2015 (Pending);
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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
`l. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 14/722,840, filed on May
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`27, 2015 (Pending).
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`3. Lead Counsel
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(3), Patent Owner identifies Jason M.
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`Nolan as lead counsel:
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`Jason M. Nolan, Lead Counsel
`USPTO Reg. No. 72,427
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: jnolan@rfem.com
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`Patent Owner identifies Joseph A. Hynds, R. Elizabeth Brenner-Leifer,
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`Christina Nichole Gifford, Steven Lieberman and Derek F. Dahlgren as back-up
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`counsel:
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`Joseph A. Hynds, Back-up Counsel
`USPTO Reg. No. 34,627
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: jhynds@rfem.com
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`R. Elizabeth Brenner-Leifer, Back-up Counsel
`USPTO Reg. No. 48,726
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
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`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: ebrenner@rothwellfigg.com
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`C. Nichole Gifford, Back-up Counsel
`USPTO Reg. No. 44,122
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: ngifford@rfem.com
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`Steven Lieberman, Back-up Counsel
`Admitted pro hac vice (Paper No. 25)
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: slieberman@rfem.com
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`Derek F. Dahlgren, Back-up Counsel
`Admitted pro hac vice (Paper No. 25)
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
`Email: ddahlgren@rfem.com
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`4. Service Information
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(4), Patent Owner identifies the
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`following service information.
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`Postal & Hand-Delivery Address, Phone & Facsimile Numbers:
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`Jason M. Nolan, Lead Counsel
`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
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`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
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`In addition, Patent Owner consents to service by electronic mail to the following
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`addresses:
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`jhynds@rfem.com
`ebrenner@rothwellfigg.com
`jnolan@rfem.com
`ngifford@rfem.com
`slieberman@rfem.com
`ddahlgren@rfem.com
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`5. Power of Attorney
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), Patent Owner has previously filed
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`a Power of Attorney (Paper 4).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ Jason M. Nolan /
`By:
`Date: October 17, 2016
`Jason M. Nolan, Reg. No. 72,427
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`ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST &
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` MANBECK, P.C.
`607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: 202-783-6040
`Facsimile: 202-783-6031
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`Gold Standard Instruments, LLC
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`Case PGR2015-00019
`Patent 8,876,991 B2
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 17th day of October, 2016, a true and correct
`copy of the foregoing THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL MANDATORY NOTICES
`OF PATENT OWNER was served, via electronic mail upon the following
`counsel for Petitioner US Endodontics, LLC:
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`Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Esq.
`Abhishek Bapna, Esq.
`Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
`1133 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10036-6710
`Phone: 212-336-2630
`Facsimile: 212-336-1270
`Emails: jginsberg@pbwt.com
`abapna@pbwt.com
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`/ Erik van Leeuwen /
`Erik van Leeuwen
`Litigation Operations Coordinator
`Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
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